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in washington state, it was 22 million. that is a lot of money to put defeating a labeling initiative. i never understood why they did not want them labeled in the first place. the authorn nestle, of eat, drink, vote. , fromce, you are up nevada. thatr: i just want to say genetically modified food is making me very ill. i have to pay more for the food. it is all grown, processed, and sold by the same big company. people thating off are making the decision. i think our health is more important. it is really affecting my health. any: marion nestle, response to that? so sorry to hear that. you do have an option and that is to buy organic. are getting food is required by law not to have any genetic modification associated with it. you do have that choice. is it is more expensive than commission -- conventionally raised food. the foods are not labeled, so it is difficult to make a decision about what you are going to be buying. that is why i think the labeling initiatives are so important. host: are their genetically modified fo
in washington state, it was 22 million. that is a lot of money to put defeating a labeling initiative. i never understood why they did not want them labeled in the first place. the authorn nestle, of eat, drink, vote. , fromce, you are up nevada. thatr: i just want to say genetically modified food is making me very ill. i have to pay more for the food. it is all grown, processed, and sold by the same big company. people thating off are making the decision. i think our health is more important....
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i lets were born on november 22. doctors say it's at least a one in a million event. the parents say they are working on ways to tell which child is which. they've got their hands full. >> at the end of our second hour, we have a look at what we're following this morning. >> fast food workers in 100 cities are expected to strike today. they want a raise from what they call their poverty level wage to say $15 an hour. >> a major storm system is bringing freezing temperatures from the rackies to the plains. >> stolen information has been posted on line, including confidential information from several websites. >> stay with us. >> from our headquarters in new york, here are the headlines this hour. >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> a deal in the senate may be at hand and just in the nick of time. >> thousands of new yorkers are marching in solidarity. >> we're following multiple developments on syria at this hour. >> every hour from reporters stationed around the world and across the country. >> only on
i lets were born on november 22. doctors say it's at least a one in a million event. the parents say they are working on ways to tell which child is which. they've got their hands full. >> at the end of our second hour, we have a look at what we're following this morning. >> fast food workers in 100 cities are expected to strike today. they want a raise from what they call their poverty level wage to say $15 an hour. >> a major storm system is bringing freezing temperatures...
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i spent about 22 years of a course for -- as a court stenographer. the highest data television personality right now is judge .udy, $47 million a year not enough if you ask her. jokes aside, let's go back to what we are really obscure in here. i grew up the son of a lawyer who later became a judge, and dropped off.ler apologies for that. 42 states and the district of columbia came -- got a failing grade of disclosure laws. 35 examples of the questionable gifts and entailment, -- and entanglements, and 14 instances where judges heard in the companies where they had stock in. how do you determine a failing grade on this type of profit? what we did is we got the form from every state and came up with a grading scorecard based on the federal standards, and then went through them and said ok, do they require them to fill out any iteration about stockholding, real estate? are they retired -- required to talk about outside income, and we went through like you would grading paper for my high school sudan go through and gave them great, and we had three repor
i spent about 22 years of a course for -- as a court stenographer. the highest data television personality right now is judge .udy, $47 million a year not enough if you ask her. jokes aside, let's go back to what we are really obscure in here. i grew up the son of a lawyer who later became a judge, and dropped off.ler apologies for that. 42 states and the district of columbia came -- got a failing grade of disclosure laws. 35 examples of the questionable gifts and entailment, -- and...
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one study suggests the minimum wage should be really closer to $22 an hour. overall improvements in the economy are not being felt by most people which concerns the president who worries the american dream of working to a better life may be turning to just that: a dream. >> jonlt, thank you. the struggling economy has some communities threatening to take dramatic action. a wealthy neighborhood in baton rouge wants to make another city. not the only city facing this economic divide. it's been faced by other comuns who wanted to form their own city. ben where does this effort stand? >> well john it really seems like it's starting to gain some traction. this group tried over the past few years to get legislation passed to try to get their own school district. but lawmakers slapped that down saying only an official municipality could run their own schools. so this essentially is their answer. jeffrey lee doesn't miss a moment with his grandchildren on the north end of baton rouge. and although they're not in school yet he knows that education will be the key to a
one study suggests the minimum wage should be really closer to $22 an hour. overall improvements in the economy are not being felt by most people which concerns the president who worries the american dream of working to a better life may be turning to just that: a dream. >> jonlt, thank you. the struggling economy has some communities threatening to take dramatic action. a wealthy neighborhood in baton rouge wants to make another city. not the only city facing this economic divide. it's...
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look at all the fortune 500 companies, are even though we hear a lot about women ceo's there's only 22 in all of the 500 companies. there's never been a woman ceo in detroit, although through the years i've seen a lot of talented women who could have risen to the position if they had the patience or opportunity. it's a huge for detroit but women have not risen to the top of the companies because women now buy more than half of the vehicles sold in the united states. and so you have a very male environment selling vehicles to a very female audience. >> woodruff: nicky the other story we're following today is the report yesterday that the government sold its last shares in gm. this is four years after the federal government and a very controversial move bailed out this big automobile company. now that this has happened, where does it leave gm. are the lessons from this experience clear yet? >> well general motors now is an independent company again without government ownership. the u.s. taxpayer lost about 10 billion dollars on the deal and it was always understood from the beginning tha
look at all the fortune 500 companies, are even though we hear a lot about women ceo's there's only 22 in all of the 500 companies. there's never been a woman ceo in detroit, although through the years i've seen a lot of talented women who could have risen to the position if they had the patience or opportunity. it's a huge for detroit but women have not risen to the top of the companies because women now buy more than half of the vehicles sold in the united states. and so you have a very male...
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if a scant 22% of young americans say they're going to enroll but almost half say forget about it. what does that do to the viability of obama care? could it fail? >> it destroys it. the math zdoesn't work. the president is requiring the youth to be the back stop for those who need care now. it's like when social security was founded back 70-plus years ago. seven people payed in for every one person paying out. they needed the workers, the young workers paying in to pay for those who needed the retirement. same thing with obama care. it's all premised under young people, healthy people paying who don't need services. the young people are say, look, we don't have a monthe money, w don't have the job. youth is suffering twice the unemployment rate as everybody else in the country. if you can pay a $95 fine to get away from the $1800 liability, of course they're not going to do it. >> millennials are the ones who help catapult barack obama into the white house, voting for him 2-1. now the same harvard poll showw a majority of them disapprove of obama. 47% would recall him if they coul
if a scant 22% of young americans say they're going to enroll but almost half say forget about it. what does that do to the viability of obama care? could it fail? >> it destroys it. the math zdoesn't work. the president is requiring the youth to be the back stop for those who need care now. it's like when social security was founded back 70-plus years ago. seven people payed in for every one person paying out. they needed the workers, the young workers paying in to pay for those who...
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. >> a lot of it is education. they don't understand what it is and are afraid to go through the process. >> for andy peak the partial government shutdown created confusion and fear about the affordable care act. >> i didn't want to punch the bottom and sign up to pay $280-$300, adding it to my meagre month to month income. >> as the dust settles counselling from the music heath alliance allowed him to take a look and sign up. he'll pay around $150 a month. and for a career musician, that could allow him to pursue his passion of performing for the rest of his life. >>> the administration says healthcare.gov is functional for 80% of users. >>> let's get a look at the morning business headlines. european and u.s. banks are expected to be hit with a fine for manipulating key interest rates. reuters says six bangs will be fined more than $2 million. they rigged bench marks determining the cost of lending from mortgages the banks involved. more regulations will be invoked. banks would be banned from doing anything for t
. >> a lot of it is education. they don't understand what it is and are afraid to go through the process. >> for andy peak the partial government shutdown created confusion and fear about the affordable care act. >> i didn't want to punch the bottom and sign up to pay $280-$300, adding it to my meagre month to month income. >> as the dust settles counselling from the music heath alliance allowed him to take a look and sign up. he'll pay around $150 a month. and for a...
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secretary of state john kerry and vice president joe biden meeting with allies and adversaries on issues from
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a lot of cold air in chicago. 22 degrees and snow showers. here's the radar and the worst by far is up to the north around boston to providence. not in the cities, but the suburbs. springfield to hartford and new haven northward. a lot of reports of quarter inch to about an eighth of an inch ice. we can't catch a break. another blast of arctic air moves across. 9 degrees in kansas city. it's warmer in alaska than many spots in the lower 48. fairbanks should not be 31 to start the early morning. the coldest air not northern hemisphe hemisphere that cold air will sweep over the east. new york city and philly and d.c. tomorrow morning at this time. st. louis is a cold one. it will stay that way all week. back to you. >> all right, bill. thanks. we will be back in touch with you. noe today's "new york times" talks about the city's homeless, particularly children. this is wocone of 22,000 homele children in new york. half near at or below the hoff efforty line. 20% of kids nationwide. congress is debating whether to extend jobless benefits to the
a lot of cold air in chicago. 22 degrees and snow showers. here's the radar and the worst by far is up to the north around boston to providence. not in the cities, but the suburbs. springfield to hartford and new haven northward. a lot of reports of quarter inch to about an eighth of an inch ice. we can't catch a break. another blast of arctic air moves across. 9 degrees in kansas city. it's warmer in alaska than many spots in the lower 48. fairbanks should not be 31 to start the early morning....
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if americans were paid for how hard they truly work, minimum wage should be $22 an hour. improvements in the economy are not felt by most people and that concerns the president who worries the american dream of working yourself up may be you turning into that, just a dream. >> just stark numbers. appreciate it. >>> now to ca capitol hill where congress has a lot on it's aplate, but it's not clear if lawmakers will get anything done. the white house is back in session and it plans to leave town on december 13th. the senate hopes to wrap up it's business on the 20th. let's go to capitol hill, libby, how much home i hope is there tt anything will get done? >> reporter: there is a long list of items that the republicans and democrats would like to sow get tackled, including the defense spending bill and food stamps and agriculture agenda. and he's trying to push congress to extend unemployment benefits. long-term unemployment benefits set to expire on the 28th. they give 18 months of benefits to americans out of work. and if congress doesn't act it drops down to 18 months or
if americans were paid for how hard they truly work, minimum wage should be $22 an hour. improvements in the economy are not felt by most people and that concerns the president who worries the american dream of working yourself up may be you turning into that, just a dream. >> just stark numbers. appreciate it. >>> now to ca capitol hill where congress has a lot on it's aplate, but it's not clear if lawmakers will get anything done. the white house is back in session and it plans...
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>> well, this is a catch-22 because a lot of people have used this month now, the holiday season to go, you know, i'm just going to take a break, it's been a long year. i'll take a break and i'll start after january 1st. we think that's a mistake. i think this is an opportunity because a lot of things that have happened -- this is a really good time to actually be out there looking for a job. >> you're pretty excited about this time then. >> it's always about opportunity. you've had a lot of companies. they're looking at their profit margins and it's been a pretty good year for corporate america. they're doing their budgets for 2014. they're in a position to add 1, five, ten employees, you want to be the first in line for that potential job. >> so go out there and get it. >> and don't be discouraged to look for a job. >> a lot of people have been discouraged. so use this as your opportunity. holiday parties. you're going to be sitting there meeting friends, family, co-workers from the past. this is a great opportunity to network. make connections. put the word out that you're looking f
>> well, this is a catch-22 because a lot of people have used this month now, the holiday season to go, you know, i'm just going to take a break, it's been a long year. i'll take a break and i'll start after january 1st. we think that's a mistake. i think this is an opportunity because a lot of things that have happened -- this is a really good time to actually be out there looking for a job. >> you're pretty excited about this time then. >> it's always about opportunity....
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education advocate, former senator bob kerry kicks off his exclusive series today at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. [ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who's coming. the carts keep everyone on the right track. the power tools introduce themselves. all the bits and bulbs keep themselves stocked. and the doors even handle the checkout so we can work on that thing that's stuck in the thing. [ female announcer ] today, cisco is connecting the internet of everything. so everyone goes home happy. >>> >>> with historically low interest rates and easy access to capital, bankruptcy filings are down 12% this quarter compared to last year. alex partners is an advisory that specializes in corporate turn around and restructuring and fred crawford is the firm's ceo in -- okay, so year-over-year, what about last year versus the prior year? was that down, as well? >> it was, you remember in the '08/'09 financial crisis, we saw credit markets froze up. since then, with the fed's policies along with very acc
education advocate, former senator bob kerry kicks off his exclusive series today at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. [ male announcer ] this store knows how to handle a saturday crowd. ♪ [ male announcer ] the parking lot helps by letting us know who's coming. the carts keep everyone on the right track. the power tools introduce themselves. all the bits and bulbs keep themselves stocked. and the doors even handle the checkout so we can work on that thing that's stuck in the thing. [ female announcer...
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he's going to have a tough sell, secretary kerry on the hill today. it's a bipartisan push for new sankships. he's facing some powerful senators. certainly the republicans, but also the democratic chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, bob menendez, chuck schumer, powerful senator from new york, expressing support for the new sanctions bill. that's a problem for the administration. and when you look at the sanctions they're proposing they run directly counter to many elements in the interim deal that was just negotiated two weeks ago in geneva, particularly on this issue of uranium enrichment. the president reiterating this weekend he's comfortable with iran having a modest, monitored enrichment program in the country. senators disagree. they want is done, stopped, completely and that's a problem going forward. secretary kerry is going to have a tough case to make. jim shooto, reporting live from washington. thank you. >>> checking our top stories at 17 minutes past, text messages sent by the so-called cliff bride around the time of her h
he's going to have a tough sell, secretary kerry on the hill today. it's a bipartisan push for new sankships. he's facing some powerful senators. certainly the republicans, but also the democratic chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, bob menendez, chuck schumer, powerful senator from new york, expressing support for the new sanctions bill. that's a problem for the administration. and when you look at the sanctions they're proposing they run directly counter to many elements in...
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have been out of work for more than six months, often through no fault of their own, life is a catch-22. companies won't give the rÉsume an honest look because they have been laid off so long. they have been laid off so long because companies won't give their rÉsume an honest look. that's why earlier this year i challenged ceos from america's best companies to give these americans a fair shot. next month many of them will join us at the white house for an announcement about this. fiflt, we've got to revamp retirement to protect americans in their golden years to make sure another housing collapse doesn't steal the savings in their homes. we have to strengthen our safety new for a new age so it doesn't just protect people who have a run of bad luck from falling in to poverty but propels them back out of poverty. today nearly half of full-time workers and 80% of i'm workers don't have a pension or retirement account at their job. about half of all household don't have any retirement savings. so we're going to have to do more to encourage private savings and shore up the promise of socia
have been out of work for more than six months, often through no fault of their own, life is a catch-22. companies won't give the rÉsume an honest look because they have been laid off so long. they have been laid off so long because companies won't give their rÉsume an honest look. that's why earlier this year i challenged ceos from america's best companies to give these americans a fair shot. next month many of them will join us at the white house for an announcement about this. fiflt, we've...
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john kerry and secretary of defense were not there. dennis confirmed they were later informed by telephone call. was an impassioned john kerry speech in favor of the military intervention. . >> host: go to marry in fairfax, virginia. >> host: you're on the air. ged. >> caller: i want to say -- [inaudible] [inaudible] it's very sad the republican from the tea party have an -- [inaudible] after my divorce i had two i'm jobs and no insurance and an emergency surgery. i know, -- [inaudible] without medical insurance -- [inaudible] and people don't realize that president obama, i mean [inaudible] he's the president and after a huge mess -- [inaudible] yesterday i saw on msnbc a horrible, i mean, informing the republicans who -- [inaudible] seeks different websites. >> yeah. the california republicans are sending people to a website that doesn't necessarily help them with navigating health care.gov. but i think on the larger point about politics and poll numbers here. on this issue of the affordable care act act. the health care.gov. what is
john kerry and secretary of defense were not there. dennis confirmed they were later informed by telephone call. was an impassioned john kerry speech in favor of the military intervention. . >> host: go to marry in fairfax, virginia. >> host: you're on the air. ged. >> caller: i want to say -- [inaudible] [inaudible] it's very sad the republican from the tea party have an -- [inaudible] after my divorce i had two i'm jobs and no insurance and an emergency surgery. i know, --...
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for remarks by john kerry. this is the 10th year bringing together american and israeli leaders from all such as of government and society. secretary kerry will beginning this year's keynote address. next, remarks from another obama administration official. ericsson seki spoke at an event focusing on better in space when returning from active duty. >> thank you all very much. i'm very honored to be here at the not euro conference here. let me thank general barry mccaffrey for his many years of leadership in uniform and government and today in business. he and i have known each other for a long time, from our days as youngsters at west point. and so i would tell you without question barry mccaffrey is one of the best combat commanders to have come out of my generation of soldiers. [applause] my thanks as well to wes huddleston, your ceo for inviting me today. let me acknowledge judge robert russell. [applause] i still remember vividly my visit to your courtroom in 2009. and it is good to see you again, judge. ot
for remarks by john kerry. this is the 10th year bringing together american and israeli leaders from all such as of government and society. secretary kerry will beginning this year's keynote address. next, remarks from another obama administration official. ericsson seki spoke at an event focusing on better in space when returning from active duty. >> thank you all very much. i'm very honored to be here at the not euro conference here. let me thank general barry mccaffrey for his many...
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. >> i can tell you we're not going to hurt the budgets of education because we are an education modulated government and of course health and welfare. these are the budgets that we are going to try to keep the way they are. we think there's some room for some cuts in the defense budget. not too much unfortunately. we live in a very shaky neighborhood it's very detailed. in this god is in the details. >> the federal reserve is now saying that this is over and that's causing a great deal of volatility in the markets. how will that impact the israeli market? >> first, foremost, 26, 27% of these exports are to the united states so this is immediate. it's a good thing that we have this separated. i mean, 26% to the united states, 30 something to europe and the rest to the far east and the rest of the world which means we are balancing the way that one area of the world is in trouble or collapsing or the second 2008 is happening, we are better protected against this, but the united states is the biggest sister. whatever happens there influences us. of course, we were following bernanke's polici
. >> i can tell you we're not going to hurt the budgets of education because we are an education modulated government and of course health and welfare. these are the budgets that we are going to try to keep the way they are. we think there's some room for some cuts in the defense budget. not too much unfortunately. we live in a very shaky neighborhood it's very detailed. in this god is in the details. >> the federal reserve is now saying that this is over and that's causing a great...
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my wife and i ran a small business and our community for 22 years. we know a bit a while that's about what it means to keep doors open into with regulation and taxation -- we know a little bit about what it means to keep doors open and deal with regulation and taxation. all of this is important to me. i wanted to be a member of this committee to see what we could do to help small businesses be more successful. since i have come here last year trying to have been partner with people on both sides of the aisle to find reasonable fixes. i think there are many benefits. we have realized them with individuals. now we are into implementation with individuals. the benefits are real and the issues are real as well. with any major piece of legislation, over the decades we've always had to make amendments and revisions to a bill of that size. i am clearly interested in learning more about that from you. this and i look at the people back home, i am reminded there are three c's they often talk about. they talk about the aca complexity, that it is confusing , th
my wife and i ran a small business and our community for 22 years. we know a bit a while that's about what it means to keep doors open into with regulation and taxation -- we know a little bit about what it means to keep doors open and deal with regulation and taxation. all of this is important to me. i wanted to be a member of this committee to see what we could do to help small businesses be more successful. since i have come here last year trying to have been partner with people on both...
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maybe that's because in france, things like healthcare and education are virtually free. but if you think the french have unlocked the door to paradise, don't start packing yet. [sewing machines whirring] the 35-hour work week, meant to create new jobs, hardly made a dent in unemployment, which still stands at over 10%. and not everyone is thrilled about working even 35 hours. corrine maier, a part-time employee for the state-owned electricity company, has written a book arguing that the french should work less or at least less well. >> the aim is to keep your job without working, or to do... [laughs] it's not to go higher. >> maier's best seller, bonjour, laziness, reveals her secrets on the art of pretending to work. let me read you the subtitle of your book. "the art and necessity of doing the least possible in a corporation." what is the art? >> because you have to be an actor. >> so you're performing? >> yes, you're performing. >> did you have any idea when you wrote this book that it was going to be so popular with french people? >> uh, no. [laughing] no. >> were yo
maybe that's because in france, things like healthcare and education are virtually free. but if you think the french have unlocked the door to paradise, don't start packing yet. [sewing machines whirring] the 35-hour work week, meant to create new jobs, hardly made a dent in unemployment, which still stands at over 10%. and not everyone is thrilled about working even 35 hours. corrine maier, a part-time employee for the state-owned electricity company, has written a book arguing that the french...
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with you and your partner for a long time. >> the fact that you and other young people received the education, maybe they had it in school and know about safe sex, they're still getting infected. how do you overcome that and stop it? >> well, that is the challenge, because they think nothing can happen to them. at the end of our day in our community we have to start accepting those who are gay in our family. it is like my son, e. j. came out. it is important that cookie and i support our son, we're going to support him 100%. but we're in the minorities in this. in the black community, young gay men or young ladies who are lesbian, they're afraid to tell their parents. >> you mentioned your son. and you have been incredibly supportive of your son when it was publicly known he was gay, you just made a really moving statement of support with you and your wife. in terms of parents having the conversation about hiv/aids with their i hkids, is that a conversation that you and your wife had your sons early on? >> yes, that is what happened, i had to tell them early on how i got hiv. if they're going
with you and your partner for a long time. >> the fact that you and other young people received the education, maybe they had it in school and know about safe sex, they're still getting infected. how do you overcome that and stop it? >> well, that is the challenge, because they think nothing can happen to them. at the end of our day in our community we have to start accepting those who are gay in our family. it is like my son, e. j. came out. it is important that cookie and i...
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on october 22, the e.p.a. announced that because fire hydrants are occasionally, but rarely, used in the stream of human water consumption, they are not exempt under the act. this means any hydrant manufactured or installed 33 days from now must have a lead content that meets the statutory standard. the e.p.a.'s conclusion was based on a technical reading of the statute and because the rules -- rule's announcement takes effect in early january, the solution is this brief but important legislation. the worry for water utilities and firefighters is that hydrants can break without warning. often as a result of vehicular accidents. winter is a busy team for replacing hydrants, due in part to freezing road conditions. but neither water utilities nor firefighters can tolerate a hydrant that are not certified to meet strict performance standards and parameters. high dranlts must never get -- hydrants must never get stuck closed and should never leak. why do hydrants contain tiny amounts of lead in the brass alloys in
on october 22, the e.p.a. announced that because fire hydrants are occasionally, but rarely, used in the stream of human water consumption, they are not exempt under the act. this means any hydrant manufactured or installed 33 days from now must have a lead content that meets the statutory standard. the e.p.a.'s conclusion was based on a technical reading of the statute and because the rules -- rule's announcement takes effect in early january, the solution is this brief but important...
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chairman, secretary kerry. thank you for your tireless efforts to enhance security and prosperity of the united states. thank you chairman royce for calling this hearing. upon taking office, president obama inherited an almost nonexistent strategy to deal with the threat of iran nuclear weapons capabilities. he focused on the diplomatic , but the limitations became apparent when iran walked away from the p5 plus one twotiations in october of thousand one. the ministration shifted to a two track strategy, which coupled engagement with economic pressure through sanctions, making it clear that all options remained on the table. this is the policy i favorite, and the president with secretary clinton succeeded beyond expectations in uniting the international community against the nuclear ambitions. the un security council of the european union, acting in parallel with our efforts, imposed sanctions on iran. this committee took the lead on a bipartisan basis to pass sanctions legislation, the royce angle bill, design
chairman, secretary kerry. thank you for your tireless efforts to enhance security and prosperity of the united states. thank you chairman royce for calling this hearing. upon taking office, president obama inherited an almost nonexistent strategy to deal with the threat of iran nuclear weapons capabilities. he focused on the diplomatic , but the limitations became apparent when iran walked away from the p5 plus one twotiations in october of thousand one. the ministration shifted to a two track...
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days, 22 days with no food. some were hospitalized, to safely break the fast per the doctor's orders, but others pressed on. replacement fasters stepped up, including our own representative kennedy who, in the lega siff his grandfather, bobby -- legacy of his grandfather, bobby, acknowledged the need to embrace the immigrant issue. so i ask my colleagues in the majority on the other side of the aisle, what are we waiting for? our job creators want reform. our work force wants it. our spiritual leaders say it's the right thing to do. and overwhelmingly so do the american people. the facts are so clear that reform will tremendously benefit all of our country. in fact, the congressional budget office has followed the money and they estimate that immigration reform will increase gross domestic product $700 billion in 2023, and $1.4 trillion in 2033. but here we are today facing government shutdowns and sequester levels that eviscerate services so that many vulnerable americans rely on and this is where we are stuck.
days, 22 days with no food. some were hospitalized, to safely break the fast per the doctor's orders, but others pressed on. replacement fasters stepped up, including our own representative kennedy who, in the lega siff his grandfather, bobby -- legacy of his grandfather, bobby, acknowledged the need to embrace the immigrant issue. so i ask my colleagues in the majority on the other side of the aisle, what are we waiting for? our job creators want reform. our work force wants it. our spiritual...
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a my wife and iran a small business 22 years so we know what it takes to meet the payroll to keep the doors open to do with regulation and taxation sabir isll sympathetic to smallnumb businesses on a number ofow t levels and that they have to stayay profitable and find a way to grow. t that is why i wanted to be a member of this committee to help smallto businesses be more successful.'v since i have come here last year i has been trying to partner with people on both sides to find reasonable fix is i feat there are many benefits now with the implication was dash implementation of. but the issues of our real as well as within the legislation over the decades we have to make amendments and revisions to a bill that size and magnitude. i am clearly interested to learn about that from you. as i have heard your testimony i am reminded ofe them a three piece of the complexity that it isan confusing and it is challenging.d my j my job as a member of congress is to look get through all of that to become successful. i have a question for each of the witnesses if you could ask one question foron
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kerry thought -- the -- a scary thought, u.s. postal service with drones. about up, dreamworks ceo growth. dreamworks and asia. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." we are on bloomberg television, streaming on all your digital media. ♪ day for an important dearborn and ford motor. us andelds will join alan mulally in the 10:00 hour. alan mulally on -- do you think you have to ask? are you heading west? may be a distraction. -- yes, he can take a mustang out to microsoft. >> we've got a lot to cover this morning. i'm scarlet fu along with tom keene and alix steel. dreamworks is behind a lot of hollywood hits including best picture winners like "gladiator" and "a beautiful mind." to jeffrey katzenberg last my. he was asked about the opportunities in the east, and china. >> five years from now, china can be the number one movie market in the world. we are 10 billion in america today, and in five years they will surpass us. they will surpass us in many of these ways, just on the numbers. >> the numbers are certainly playing a decision into what movies they roll
kerry thought -- the -- a scary thought, u.s. postal service with drones. about up, dreamworks ceo growth. dreamworks and asia. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." we are on bloomberg television, streaming on all your digital media. ♪ day for an important dearborn and ford motor. us andelds will join alan mulally in the 10:00 hour. alan mulally on -- do you think you have to ask? are you heading west? may be a distraction. -- yes, he can take a mustang out to microsoft. >>...
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he had to leave his anger behind when he walked out of prison. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry was in tel aviv, working on an israeli/palestinian solution when he paused to remember mandala. >> madiba's long walk to freedom gave new meaning to character and to courage, to forgiveness and to human dignity. and now that his long walk has ended, the example that he set for all of humanity lives on. >> reporter: the white house has said that president obama will travel to south africa next week, to take part in mandala's memorial services. and it's a sign of mandala's importance as a world leader that mr. obama will be joined by former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton and their wives. anthony, venita? >> bill plante at the white house this morning. >>> the world remembers nelson mandela as a fighter for justice and a great national leader. but mandala also understood the rich power of music. in tonight's 48-hour special, "nelson mandela: father of a nation" jazz legend and cbs contributor, went wibtynton marsalis shows how music became an instrument of social change in so
he had to leave his anger behind when he walked out of prison. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry was in tel aviv, working on an israeli/palestinian solution when he paused to remember mandala. >> madiba's long walk to freedom gave new meaning to character and to courage, to forgiveness and to human dignity. and now that his long walk has ended, the example that he set for all of humanity lives on. >> reporter: the white house has said that president obama will travel...
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secretary of state john kerry will give the keynote address today at an event hosted by the brookings institution for middle east policy. they started this in two thousand three and includes american and israeli leaders from government, business and society. you can watch his remarks like that work like p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i was tremendously grateful that god would give me another chance. i had been rescued. when i was confronted with addiction, i made my mind i was going to survive that. program on betty for today at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and live monday night our series continues. they covered my mental health work, the first few meetings i had, and then they never showed up anymore. walking on the floor in the white house, i met one of the press people. said nobody ever comes to meetings. she said it is not a sexy issue. foundred the country, and that what was needed, develop legislation, and past the mental health assistance act of 1980. monthsed congress one before he voluntarily retired the the white house and next president never implemented it. one of the gre
secretary of state john kerry will give the keynote address today at an event hosted by the brookings institution for middle east policy. they started this in two thousand three and includes american and israeli leaders from government, business and society. you can watch his remarks like that work like p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> i was tremendously grateful that god would give me another chance. i had been rescued. when i was confronted with addiction, i made my mind i was going to...
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now we have a geneva ii conference supposing to happen on january 22. what is your thought on syria policy? do you support the geneva process? what else should the united states be doing in syria? >> this is the most complicated part of diplomacy. no one ever wants to believe the military has to be a part of any equation. i have never met a diplomat that does not want the 101st airborne and the seventh fleet -- one over the other. it is always a quicker way to yes. i think we have to set the table for a negotiated settlement in syria, and it has changed. the conditions of the ground have changed over the last two years. two years ago we had a set of options available to us. 18 months ago we had fewer options. 12 months ago we had fewer options. today our options are not that good. and so i argued then if you want to geneva talks to be successful at all, you have to have some skin in the game in syria. that is why i supported at least trying to have relations with the rebels in a way that was positive to the united states, that start crafting our ability
now we have a geneva ii conference supposing to happen on january 22. what is your thought on syria policy? do you support the geneva process? what else should the united states be doing in syria? >> this is the most complicated part of diplomacy. no one ever wants to believe the military has to be a part of any equation. i have never met a diplomat that does not want the 101st airborne and the seventh fleet -- one over the other. it is always a quicker way to yes. i think we have to set...
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my wife and i ran a small business and opportunity for 22 years we know all of it about what it takes to meet payrolls, keep customers coming back and deal with regulations and taxation issues. so we are very sympathetic to small businesses on a number of levels. we also know that the businesses have to stay profitable and have defined way to go. all of these issues are important to me that's what i wanted to be a member of this committee so i could see along with my colleagues what we can do to help small businesses be more successful. since i've been there last year, in june, i've been trying to part with people on both sides of the aisle to find reasonable fixes for the affordable care act but i think there are many benefits. i realize -- now we're into the larger implementation for small businesses and individuals. the benefits are real, but the issues are real as well. and i think with any major piece of legislation, over the decades we've had to make amendments and revisions to a bill of that size and magnitude. so i'm clearly interested in learning more about that from you. cle
my wife and i ran a small business and opportunity for 22 years we know all of it about what it takes to meet payrolls, keep customers coming back and deal with regulations and taxation issues. so we are very sympathetic to small businesses on a number of levels. we also know that the businesses have to stay profitable and have defined way to go. all of these issues are important to me that's what i wanted to be a member of this committee so i could see along with my colleagues what we can do...
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that is where nelson mandela spend 22 years behind bars. clinton told our own wolf blitzer about the conversation he has never forgotten. >> one of the conversations i had over the 20 year friendship, i said i know how you came out of prison, but how did you get there. how did you come out a bigger man than when you went in? didn't you feel full of rage when you went to prison? he said yes, i was young and strong and i was a boxer. i lived on my hatred for years. he said it clearly. i was breaking rocks 11 years into my prison term and i realized they had taken so much from me. i had been abused and deprived of my children growing up. it destroyed my marriage. they took everything away from me except my mind and my heart. those things i would have to give them. i decided not to give them away. he looked at me and smiled and said neither should you. >> wow. that was a fascinating conversation. >> what a moment. >>> we have seen college football fans with the most exciting games of the season. that was last weekend, but some of the country's
that is where nelson mandela spend 22 years behind bars. clinton told our own wolf blitzer about the conversation he has never forgotten. >> one of the conversations i had over the 20 year friendship, i said i know how you came out of prison, but how did you get there. how did you come out a bigger man than when you went in? didn't you feel full of rage when you went to prison? he said yes, i was young and strong and i was a boxer. i lived on my hatred for years. he said it clearly. i was...
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in a bigger historical sense, it is important because china is 22% of the world's people. it is our fastest growing major export market. to projectcity military force and so forth. it has the capacity to affect our interests around the world in a negative way, but also it has the potential to affect our interests positively. weare walk-through date -- are cooperating and anti-piracy missions. transnationalg problems in the world like public health, pollution, climate change, it is inconceivable these problems can be addressed unless we cooperate with china. we have the immediate danger of term potentialong- for cooperation. host: was it a consequential week for the vice president and international relations? guest: vice president biden and his team did a good job on the trip. or have been a few problems along the way. he was trying to reassure japan we will live up to our obligations with japan without inflaming china. also, korea and japan are not getting along. every stop along the way, he had a balancing act to perform. i think he moved the discussion along with china t
in a bigger historical sense, it is important because china is 22% of the world's people. it is our fastest growing major export market. to projectcity military force and so forth. it has the capacity to affect our interests around the world in a negative way, but also it has the potential to affect our interests positively. weare walk-through date -- are cooperating and anti-piracy missions. transnationalg problems in the world like public health, pollution, climate change, it is inconceivable...
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do you think my best option is to compete with 22-year-olds for or somewhere?t trying to help out with stocking of efforta little bit to help the retail during christmas. or do you think it is my best effort to try to get a job doing what is going to make my family between $30,000 and $60,000 a year? this should be considered by some. we do not all do the same things . betweeneld a time frame november and january where --loyees were our business they are hiring very few. follow aossible to lottery sticker where i am getting my gas. it is possible for me to get a job at this time of year between now and january and between now and february. they do not hire until after the first of the year. host: glenn from beaumont, texas. several local papers talk about how the potential loss of the jobless benefits are impacting local economies. vegas journalas review." nevadans would lose benefits if they are not extended. "thesame topic taken up by buffalo news." people stand to lose their extended unemployment benefits late this month unless congress acats to renew the pr
do you think my best option is to compete with 22-year-olds for or somewhere?t trying to help out with stocking of efforta little bit to help the retail during christmas. or do you think it is my best effort to try to get a job doing what is going to make my family between $30,000 and $60,000 a year? this should be considered by some. we do not all do the same things . betweeneld a time frame november and january where --loyees were our business they are hiring very few. follow aossible to...
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a 22-year-old woman was seemingly healthy. she exercised, even taught yoga. when she stopped needing sleep she blamed her healthy lifestyle but she was wrong. it was something bad, even deadly. dr. marc siegel joins us with more. good morning. tell us about this medical mystery. she stopped needing sleep. she is thinking that's great. >> that is a great message. she thought this is the best year i ever had. i don't need sleep anymore. i'm exercising all the time. she was doing yoga every day, drink more and more water. but actually her body was hiding something. it was hiding a tumor and she didn't know it. >> the doctors found a tumor. did they remove it in time? >> she had a potassium level thaflts very -- that was very low. they started to investigate. they did an ultra sound and thought it was on her kidney. it was ten cent meters in size, huge. they managed to get the entire tumor and so far, so good. no recurrence. >> she takes medication every day to make sure it doesn't return and she's healthy now. how common this? >> extremely rare. one in several h
a 22-year-old woman was seemingly healthy. she exercised, even taught yoga. when she stopped needing sleep she blamed her healthy lifestyle but she was wrong. it was something bad, even deadly. dr. marc siegel joins us with more. good morning. tell us about this medical mystery. she stopped needing sleep. she is thinking that's great. >> that is a great message. she thought this is the best year i ever had. i don't need sleep anymore. i'm exercising all the time. she was doing yoga every...
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host: willoughby secretary kerry -- will it be secretary kerry? guest: it will not. but we hope to speak to him in the future. he has been working tremendously in the area as well as a dust in the area of diplomacy to make this a more peaceful place. froms have changed so much 50 or 60 years ago. you used to think in america that those two oceans would separate us and protect us. that is no longer true. the intelligence committees this weekend talked about how we are still in danger. we have to work in any and all types of manners to make this the safety of the folks of the united states as well as working collectively with our allies around the world to make this a safer place because you cannot hide from it. there is no ocean that is going to protect you. caller: good morning. mr. meeks, i have a question for you. when was the last time that the -- starved aa country into submission and made them our friends? it does not work. if we do not get a hold of israel, and get them under control, there will never be peace in the middle east. we have the tail wagging the do
host: willoughby secretary kerry -- will it be secretary kerry? guest: it will not. but we hope to speak to him in the future. he has been working tremendously in the area as well as a dust in the area of diplomacy to make this a more peaceful place. froms have changed so much 50 or 60 years ago. you used to think in america that those two oceans would separate us and protect us. that is no longer true. the intelligence committees this weekend talked about how we are still in danger. we have to...